FOTD and Beyond

Faculty who complete three courses and/or activities will be eligible to receive a one-time $500 F.O.T.D. and Beyond stipend upon completion. Faculty must complete within one year from the beginning of their first course. Faculty may be full-time or part-time. You are welcome to complete additional courses without a stipend once you complete the required three. Others with the primary role of staff or students are not eligible to receive the stipend, but are welcome to participate. Don't get stuck on the Event Horizon! Be sure to finish on time!

Once you have completed three destinations, please submit the completion form to request your stipend.

Please note: You must have completed the F.O.T.D. to be eligible for the F.O.T.D. and Beyond courses listed below.

Session NameSession DateDescriptionRegistration
Creating Accessible Word DocumentsSunday, September 6th - Sunday, September 20th (2 Weeks - Online)Come join us for a workshop in which we’ll look at and learn how to fix a variety of accessibility issues in Word Documents. You’ll learn how to use Word Styles for formatting headings, how to format tables for accessibility, how to write good alternative text for images, how to choose colors with good contrast, how to write descriptive link text and more. We’ll share and receive feedback in a discussion forum, in a supportive environment, before a final assignment in which you format a Word document for accessibility.Register Today!
Introduction to Panopto Lecture CaptureSunday, September 27th - Sunday, October 4th (1 Week - Online)

Panopto is a lecture capture software that allows you to easily record and share videos in Blackboard. Create lectures, course announcements, demonstrations, and other videos that help build instructor presence and support student learning.

In this beginner self-paced, one-week workshop, you'll learn how to:

  • Record videos using your webcam, microphone, screen, and slides
  • Make simple edits to your recordings
  • Share videos with students through Blackboard
  • Create student video assignments
  • Apply accessibility best practices, including reviewing captions and adding audio descriptions when needed
Register Today!
Creating Accessible PowerPoint PresentationsSunday, October 4th - Sunday, October 18th (2 Weeks - Online)Do you want to help your students with disabilities, and wonder how accessible your PowerPoint presentations are? Come join us in this collaborative learning course where you will learn how to format your PowerPoint presentations for accessibility. The course will go beyond good alternative text for images and give hands-on experience with many accessibility features of PowerPoint. We’ll share and receive feedback in a discussion forum, in a supportive environment, before a final assignment in which you create an accessible PowerPoint presentation. Hoping you can join us!Register Today!
Best Practices in Online TeachingWednesday, November 4th - Friday, November 13th (Online)This course expands on foundational best practices introduced in the Faculty Online Teaching and Design course (F.O.T.D.), including fostering instructor presence and setting clear expectations. In addition, you will explore other effective approaches to online teaching. Throughout the course, we will examine how these strategies can be applied in authentic teaching contexts and integrated into your own course design and instruction.Register Today!

Contact Information

Mailing Address
Center for eLearning
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, RT201
Cleveland, OH 44115

Campus Location
Center for eLearning, RT201
1860 East 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: 216.687.3960
Fax: 216.875.9733
elearning@csuohio.edu